Animal-poke



PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904.

J. s. WBA-TREES.

ANIMAL POKE.

APPLIUATIOK FILED NOV. 24, 1903.

NU MODEL.

Ill! Il @xa/Uf Patented February 16, 1904.

`JOSEPH s. wEATHERs,

OF WINDSOR, MISSOURI.

ANIMAL-POKE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 752,134, datedFebruary 16, 1904.

Y Application filed November 24, 1903. Serial No. 182,512. (No model.) y

To` @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. WEATHERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at 'Windsor, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Pokes'; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact decription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in animal-pokes;and the object of the invention is to produce a device of this characterwhich will effectually prevent an animal wearing the same from jumpingor going over fences, means being provided to allow the poke to yieldwhen coming against an obstruction.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the. accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my poke. Fig. 2 is a detail viewshowing the manner of connection of the yoke and the upper portion ofthe poke. Fig. 3 is a detail view. Fig. 4L is a detail in perspective ofa portion of the invention.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a hookshaped poke, one end of which is bent to form a hookA', and B designates a strip of metal which is riveted to the shankportion of the bar A at a, and Bf designates pricking-plates, one end ofwhich is fastened to the shank portion of the poke-bar and the other tothe plate B.

D D designate two strips, the former of which is bent at one end to forma hook E, designed to engage over the edge of the shank portion of thepoke-bar A to limit the forward throw of the same.

F F designate headed rivets which connect the ends of the strips D andD', respectively,

with `the ends of the shank portion of the poke-bar and the strip B.Springs N are coiled about each of the rivets F, and the hook N isformed at the upper end of each wire, forming a spring, and one of saidhooks is adapted to engage over the edge of the shank portion of thepoke-bar, while the hook at the upperend of the other spring is designedto engage over the edge of the strip B. The purpose of said springs isto returnthe yoke portion of the poke to its normal forward positionwhen said poke-bar has been thrown rearward, the hook at the end of theplate D being provided for limiting the forward throw of the poke-bar. Apivot-pin Q is mounted near the lower ends of the two strips D and D',and a coiled spring R is mounted upon said pin Q and has one end bent toform a hook R', adapted to engage and hold the hooked bar T in theposition shown in the drawings and allowing said bar T, which is mountedupon the pivot, to yield. The upper throw of the bar T is limited by theinner hooked end t coming in contact with a pin S, which is mounted inthe extreme lower ends of the strips D and D. Said inner end y t isprovided with a spur z5', which, as the hook of the bar T is thrownrearward, is adapted to prick the under edge of the. neck of the animal.One end of the spring which is mounted upon the pivot-pin Q is bent toform a hook A and is bent over the edge of the strip D,

as shown clearly in the drawings.

In the drawings I have shown a modified form of bar W, which may beapplied to the lower ends of the strips D and D for use instead of thehooked bar T and de signed especially for use to prevent animalscreeping through or under wire fences when the animal is not in thehabit of jumping, While I have shown a particular construction ofapparatus embodying the features of my invention, it will be understoodthat I may make alterations in the detailed construction of the same, ifdesired, without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An animal-poke comprising a poke-bar TOO hooked at one end, a bar Bsecured thereto, prieking-plates secured to said bars, pivotpins carriedby said bars, strips pivotally mounted upon said pins, one of saidstrips being bent upon itself at its upper end to form a hook designedto engage over the shank portion of said poke-bar, springs adapted tohold said poke-bar at its forward throw, as set forth.

2. An animal-poke comprising a polie-bar hooked at one end, a bar Bsecured thereto, headed pivot-pins carried by said bars, stripspivotally mounted upon said pins, the upper end of one of said stripsbeing bent to form a hook adapted to engage over the rear edge of theshank portion of said poke-bar, a spring coiled about each of saidpivot-pins, the upper ends of said springs being bent to form hooks toengage over the edges of said bar to hold the poke-bar in its normalposition, the lower ends of said springs being bent to form hookssurrounding said strips, a pivot-pin carried by said strips, a. hookedbar pivotally mounted upon said pivot-pin carried by the strip, and aspring having a hook for yieldingly supporting said hooked bar, as setforth. In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix' my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

, JOSEPH S. WEATHERS. Witnesses:

Ross E. FEASTER, C. A. DRAPER.

